Easter

[teh yoshi]

Well, Easter is coming up, and that used to be one of my favorite holidays when I was really young.

Easter reminded me of the days when our family had a large grassy backyard back in California and we would hide eggs filled with assortments of candies and even dollar bills ranging from $1 to $20. The egg hunt between my brother, sister, and me would begin right as we wake up from our bedroom upstairs, following a trail of eggs downstairs, and instructions on finding eggs near the backyard door. After the egg hunt was over, we would go back inside, where the finale takes place. Somewhere hidden in the house are giant Easter egg baskets (those massive baskets you can find in the grocery store filled with a ton of candy and small toys), and there would be one for each of us; my sister usually getting the green basket, mine would be the blue basket, and my brother would have to find the red basket. After the hunt finished, we'd just eat hard boiled eggs all day after their use for decorations have been done.

Also, Easter reminds me of those little army parachute guys, since I'd always get them around this time. Man, I love those toys, and I'd be horribly obsessive over them. It's difficult for me to open them, because that means I'd have to fold them back together neatly as if they've never been opened. I'd normally deploy all the colors I do not care for, and save the light blue one for last, if ever. I think I spent more time pretending that they'd be parachuting than actually opening them because then it'd take even more time to take caution and care when folding the parachutes again, making every crease perfect, and neatly applying the rubber band back around the soldier.

Anyway, how did you celebrate Easter when you were young? How do you celebrate it now? And what fuzzy memories does Easter bring you?

[Kooper909]

We used to look for easter eggs too, but they were hidden inside the house. I don't know if I'd trust an egg that'd been sitting outside on the ground. We actually used hard-boiled eggs too, which I think is probably pretty rare now. Kids probably use plastic eggs full of candy. I remember that the egg coloring used to get through the shell and color the egg whites a little bit, which was a little de-appetizing. Oh well.

This year I didn't do anything for Easter. I was stuck here at school finishing my paper which is due today.

[Shoe]

Man, John, that sounds heavenly. My family was never quite as creative, but I was more than satisfied with the typical Easter egg hunt in the backyard or church. There aren't any outstanding memories that come to mind at the moment. I think Christmas makes up the most of my holiday nostalgia. I know I was disturbed by the whole Easter Bunny thing, though. I thought he would eat me or something.

Like Kooper, I wasn't able to do much for Easter this year. I went to church to bear an outrageously long worship service, but there was nothing special otherwise. I'll never be too old for an Easter egg hunt. Hopefully we'll have one next year that I can join.

However, in 2011, I'll be celebrating my birthday on Easter for the third time.

[Sanjo]

Man, so many memories just flowing back into my head...

Yeah, my family would always have an egg hunt, and then a second one once our extended family came over to our tiny house. I never did well at finding the eggs, but it was all good fun anyway. However, we didn't do anything for this Easter either, because both of my parents were sick. So I just spent the whole day playing Paper Mario and talking with friends who also resorted to video games for their Easter... Is it just me, or is the popularity for Easter just dropping like our economy?

[Moot]

I don't think I've actually done anything for Easter, ever.

[koopakat]

i had like SUCH a Baag feast with my mom and gradma!! !

[Toshi]

I ate chocolate, but then again that hasn't happened for a couple years now.

Thanks, adulthood.